can asphalt be installed over concrete yard and will water cause a problem?

ballengerb1

Asphalt over concrete works fine but not the reverse.

l2fsaapacihm

Is there a product available to put a thin new coating on a concrete yard that has a poor finish due to bad workmanship with some cracking also,thanks

ballengerb1

Concrete yard, what kind of yard, a play yard?? If this surface is ever to carry a load you would need over a 2" coat to hold up. You could try self leveling concrete but we need more info about the yard and what will cross over the surface.

smearcase

There are materials that can be used for thin overlays (we put 3/4 inch topping on bridge decks). However, there are prohibitively expensive for private work. Ballengerb1 is correct. 2" or more is safest approach and I would even use an adhesive (epoxy type) at that depth.

l2fsaapacihm

Thanks,It's a yard and roadway into a workshop and it has to carry trucks sometimes around 25ton.Have you any idea roughly of the cost per ft2 of these overlays?

ballengerb1

25 tons and you want it to look nice, you may need to consider paving with asphalt or tearing it out and starting over from scratch.

dhatura

Also be aware, that any "good" mason will tell you up front is that concrete guarantees two things. It will move with time and it WILL crack. It is impossible to stop this from happening. It sounds like the best solution for you would be to add stamped blacktop over the crete. The blacktop can be stamped and colored to look like whatever texture you want ( stone, brick, pavers, etc...) may just be the solution with the least amount of work involved.

george stevenso

we have concrete cartpaths that we want to put asphalt ove what is this procedure and how thick does it have to be for solidity

l2fsaapacihm

Thanks very much,I will look into this solution and see what contractors,costs etc are involved,thanks again